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President Barack Obama called upon Congress on Thursday to re-energize efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The president’s speech came at a difficult time for both his administration and Republicans.

Edgar Allen Poe was never afraid to explore the dark side. His poems and stories tell of murder, mourning and reanimation of the dead, and more than 150 years after his death, his fans are still eating it up.

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ordered a lower court judge to reconsider a challenge to higher campaign contribution limits passed by the legislature, and kept the lower limits in place for the time being.

National polls show the Tea Party is losing popularity with moderate voters. But not so much in Cruz’s home state. Back in Texas, it’s not just Ted Cruz but also his father, Rafael, who are drawing crowds of admirers.

On Nov. 5, if they have not already voted by mail, Scottsdale residents will have the opportunity to decide on four bond questions that include 39 projects. The questions are broken down by categories.

On Nov 1 and 2, Westworld will be hosting the Scottsdale Ferrari-Maserati Polo Championships which will feature horses and horsepower. In only its third year, it has become the biggest polo event in the country.

"Seinfeld” contains a tiny slice of George Costanza’s neuroses, as he wore a hairpiece to deal with being bald. The actor who portrayed George, Jason Alexander, will be at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts with two performances on Saturday.

When discussing comprehensive immigration reform, the so-called "Gang of Eight" senators including Arizona Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake seemed to have a lot of momentum for their proposal earlier this year.

Democrats in Texas are hoping to turn the state blue, or at least begin leaning that way in 2014. Leaping across political lines is a judge who won his seat during the Republican-dominated 2010 midterm elections.

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